Ex-NBA Player Ben McLemore Sentenced To 8+ Years In Prison ... For '21 Rape Conviction
Published July 9, 2025 1:46 PM PDT
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Former NBA player Ben McLemore was sentenced to 100 months in prison after he was convicted of raping a woman in 2021 when he was hooping for the Trail Blazers.
The more than 8-year sentence was handed down on Wednesday, a week after a jury found the former Blazers guard guilty of sexual assault and rape in a Clackamas County courtroom.
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The incident happened in October 2021 at the home of former Blazer's player Robert Covington, where McLemore was accused of raping a 21-year-old woman during a party.
McLemore, 32, was arrested in April 2024 for first-degree rape, but always maintained his innocence, adamantly claiming he did not rape the woman.
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"I am not sexually abusive," McLemore said of the charges.
"I have never pursued a sexual relationship when I understood the woman was not interested in me and acting willingly."
At the end of the day, the jury disagreed, finding him guilty.
McLemore was a standout athlete at the University of Kansas ... earning first-team All-Big 12 honors at the powerhouse school.
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The St. Louis native was the 7th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, playing for the Kings, Grizzlies, Rockets, Lakers, and Blazers.
McLemore also played for multiple teams overseas -- most recently the Turkish pro team, Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket.
The former hooper is now behind bars, serving his sentence.